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Durham County Library will take part and celebrate International Read an Ebook Day on September 18, an annual holiday to celebrate and raise awareness for reading on digital devices. In recent years, the popularity of Ebooks has soared and readers are taking advantage of the ebook technology and popular titles available at the library. From […]

Durham County Library will host open houses at each of the seven library locations between Tuesday, September 8 and Tuesday, September 15. We are inviting community members young and old to visit their library and to sample some of the programs and events available year-round. DCL staff will be available to answer a variety of questions […]

GoTriangle, with the Federal Transit Administration, has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project. Citizens may view the report at any Durham County Library location. A copy is held at each location’s information desk. While the document is not available for check out, it can be read within […]

Join us on Monday, August 24 at Main Library from 5:30 – 7 p.m. to learn how to harvest and preserve seeds from your garden at a Seed Saving Workshop. You’ll also learn about Durham County Library’s Digging Durham Seed Library and be able to checkout some of the first batches of fall seeds. This […]

We would like to send a huge thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Summer Reading program. This year, we had over 6,000 Summer Reading participants — our most ever! We also surpassed last year’s points total of 2.1 million with over 2.5 million points earned this year. We’re already thinking about how […]

Celebrate the end of summer with a Back-to-School Bash at 3 p.m. on Friday, August 14, at the Bragtown Library Family Literacy Center, 3200 Dearborn Dr. The program will feature juggling, Indian dance, music, food, games and educational activities. See you there! For more information, contact DeLois Cue at 919-560-0210.

You are invited to nominate a Durham County Library staff member for the annual Trustees’ Award, to be awarded by the Durham County Library Board of Trustees on Fall Staff Day. The nominee should exemplify one (or all) of the following attributes: Exceptional service this year Creativity Dedication to increasing the public’s perception of the […]

We have been alerted that email regarding hold availability, overdue notification and other account reminders are being marked as spam by Gmail. We are working to correct this problem. In the meantime, if you use Gmail, we recommend checking your spam folder for email notifications from Durham County Library. If you see one in spam, […]

Main Libary will host the Music and Art Superheroes Summer Camp from 2-3:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, July 6-17. Campers will have the opportunity to explore art and music with instructors from North Carolina Central University. The first week will focus on creating art, while the second week will explore musical instruments. Each week will […]